Hello everyone's, I was just wondering about how many countr | Figure 1

Hello everyone's, I was just wondering about how many countries actually uses these CPR machines? I have never seen them in use everywhere besides in Denmark and in Germany? In Denmark, it's the machine in the second picture there is used the most. In Denmark the ambulance don't have these, the doctors do and they normally arrive to the cardiac arrest before the ambulance, and when the patient is transferred to the ambulance the cpr machine is applied and is taken off at the hospital.

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Case 1

Call came in as cardiac arrest CPR in progress. Arrived on scene no CPR in progress patients friends stated they saw him pass out while playing tennis and began CPR but stopped when he woke up. Patient was A&OX3 GCS15. Patient remembered prior events and was complaining of chest pain. PMH of hypertension and High cholesterol. Initial B/P 80/40 HR 80. Patient had fluids W/O via bilateral 18g, O2 and ASA. Transported emergency to ER, patient went straight to cath lab where he went into cardiac arrest. Resuscitation efforts were ineffective.

Case 2

73M found in asystole. CPR initiated using LUCAS device (mechanical compression device). Patient was coded several times, at home, in ambulance, in ER and in ICU. Intubated for airway protection. Abdomen was extremely distended and rigid. Imaging speaks for itself. Significant subcutaneous emphysema, tension pneumoperitoneum, and air EVERYWHERE possible, including within the heart and within the blood vessels. Theories?

Case 3

64F CP + SOB arrived via ambulance. Vtach arrest <1 min after arrival, converted with 1 shock and brief CPR. Series of EKGs taken over next ~2 hours, physicians initially disagreed on presenting rhythm, what do you see?

Additional Observations

A study notes that U.S. television misrepresents out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, including who needs CPR and where it occurs. The findings from 169 scripted shows airing post-2008 reveal that fewer than 30% accurately depicted Hands-Only CPR, and over half of the patients shown were under 40, contrary to the typical age of 62. Cardiac arrests are often shown occurring in public or remote areas rather than at home.